You guys are killing me, bwahahaha. The Come Along is several
magnitudes above silly, and the ultimate limit to yvanboniec's
design attempts.

Here's an idea, why not just design the sail to have adequate
perimeter tension without much outhaul, then the sail can just
have a hook that you loop over the boom for stability. If you
take some cloth (maybe a tarp from the local hardware store)
and cut it in a triangle, stitched a loop along
one end for a mast that doesn't bend, you could develop
a sail that rigs very quick, and could be rolled up around the mast,
for easy stowage, and for a quick rigging. I bet you could be on the
water in a couple of minutes.

-Craig

inf2003 wrote:

I guess everyones right about being creative. That being said yvanboniec's ideas and thread have inspired me to further expand upon and improve his new invention. The problems I see are being able to adjust outhaul on the water and loss of the mechanical advantage. I think my new invention (with parts available at a local hardware store) may solve those two problems. What do yall think?

To inf2003, I thought of that too as I was visiting the local hardware store (I think we are a bit like Batman and Robin in your country), as there are no windsurfing shops here, only hardware stores. But the device is too large.

After a month spending 10 minutes trying to figure out how to rig the boom end under scorching heat (and even if I managed to do 4 loops, I was never quite sure the lines were in the righ holes), I did it my way and my way is straight into the boom end.

I originally started with a hook (I considered using a spring) until I came accross the shackle.

Needless to say the DIY store employees where a bit dumbfounded when they saw me walking in the store with my sail

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Spend more time at the gym or windsurfing, and we can outhaul without hardware. I increase or decrease outhaul offshore fairly often ... with the standard 4:1 loop setup. Outhauls aren't supposed to be TIGHT on many recreational sails.

From 1980 to 1997, Reynolds was a dedicated windsurfer and windsurf sailmaker. In 1986 Reynolds invented the [zippered] Multi-Sail System for windsurfing sails. In 1988 he created Multi-Sail International Inc. to promote and sell his patented system.

With the slow down of the windsurf market Reynolds stopped making windsurfing sails in 1998. With years of windsurf sailmaking experience, Reynolds learned new ways to build sails over that of traditional sailmakers. Windsurf sailmakers were breaking new barriers in the construction and design of light and heavy wind sails.

Windsurfing sails, considered the fastest soft sails on the water today, allows Reynolds to apply this knowledge to conventional sailboat sails and rigs. "

"Own", no, but I tested them for Performance Windsurf Magazine for a few seasons. They were excellent sails, and the zipper weight was not noticeable. The primary drawback was that a quick rigger could just rig another sail in roughly the time it took to re-size the Multisail, and then he had two sails rigged, ready to plug'n'play when the first size became appropriate again. They were an excellent choice for a minimalist, a guy on a tight budget, or someone whose WSing van is a motorcycle. For gear hogs with a car or van, throwing more money at the problem was a more practical solution.

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